Semi Weekly Reporter (Newspaper) - August 7, 1906, Waterloo, Iowa j SEMI WEEKLY REPORTER IN IOWA AUGUST 7 1906 MIL IS MOST LIKELY Iowa City Statesman Seems to Lead for Governorship BERT BOIES FOR SECOND Pronounced Preference for Waterloo Man as Running Mate Cummins Endorsement Said to Be Expected But Fiery orators May Boot it Out of the Convention Bryan Much in Favor With Delegates now Here Representative L K Springer of In dependence State Representative of Decatur D M Bringolf OL Des Moines sergeant at arms ot the convention and nearly all of the state committeemen Delayed Former Senator George W Ball for mer Congressman M J Wade and State Representative George W Koontz were detained at Iowa City by the funeral of Mrs Charles Baker wife of Senator Balls law partner They are expected to arrive at mid night with Mr Balls candidacy for governor Boosting for Bryan Cato Sells of Vinton Is devoting his whole time to boosting for a Bryan endorsement by the convention and is confident that Iowa convention will give Bryan a unanimous pledge for Mr Sells has 10000 but Bryans picture and he It now seems former Senator almost George City will he nominated for gov ernor by the democratic state conven tion tomorrow Nearly all the party leaders are for Ball and if they have influence with the convention he will be named on the first ballot The sentiment for Ball has not crystallized into a definite movement as yet but there is every indication the delegates are drifting in his direction without being pushed Into line by a boom can There is also a strong un in favor of putting Bert Boies son of former Governor Horace Boies on the ticket with Ball for lieu tenant governor The ticket and Boies seems to sound good to the but Mr Boies is reluct ant to accept second place on the tick et Caucus of Leaders A caucus of the leaders of the dem factions will be held this after noon and evening to frame up a har mony program which all are said to be in favor of to unite the party for the state and congressional elections This caucus is expected to pick on Senator Ball as the candidate for gov ernor but it is likely enough other be kept in the field to give appearance of a spirited race Former Senator Claude R Porter of Centerville arrived this morning and was at once surrounded by friends from various parts of the state urging him to enter the gubernatorial con test district democrats beaded by State Representative San key of Decatur county are insisting certain that rae is a young man but is a war vet W Ball of eran having seen active service with the Iowa regiment in the Philippines He is now serving his second term as mayor of Council Bluffs having lead in the capture of that city from republican office hold s Whiting Is Willing Another candidate for governor has been brought forth in State Represen Will C Whiting of Monona county and the eleventh district may support him if the caucus of leaders does not decide that party harmony can best be preserved by naming Sen ator Ball county democrats headed by State Committeeman Thom as Kelly of the sixth district are quiet y plugging for the nomination of D W Hamilton temporary chairman of the convention but the Ball movement seems to have absorbed most of Ham possible strength Will Come In A resolution endorsing Governor Cummins is almost certain to fie sprung in the convention S H Lau der is said to be on the way from Clark county with a Cummins resolu tion It is generally reported that Lauder got his Cummins resolution from Charley Walsh the Iowa member of the democratic national committee of Osceola a Jet low delegate Lauder Lauder has as much as said so continued Mayor McAuley and he declares he will pre sent it to the convention Lauder was a free but of recent president tons with spent all seeing to it that ev had a Bryan badge on his coat Wilbur W Marsh is believed to have put up the funds for the Bryan boom for the advertisement of his company the Iowa Dairy Separator company appears on the back of the badge Mr Sells received further assurance this noon that the Benton County Democratic Marching club 500 mem bers strong accompanied by two bands will arrive on its special train of the Convention W Hamilton of D Jamison of Shenandoah Assistant S Clark of Pocahontas H A Nash of Perry and J J Mc Mahon of Toledo Sergeant at Bringolf of Des Moines ENTHUSE FOR BRYAN CATO SELLS NOT A CANDIDATE Cato Sells of Vinton arrived in the city Sunday and spent the day at the Logan where he was greeted by num erous politicians and Waterloo friends He welland apparently en joying life even during the salubrious weather of August He is not in the of his friends for office this year as has been intimated His coun y would have given him a warm en tor the office of governor lad he permitted his name presented o the convention Enthusiastic friends permitted the announcement o be made that he would possibly run but the statement was without his sanction Benton county however is enthusiastic this year and to give vent BENTON COUNTY MAKE BIO DEMONSTRATION TOMORROW CATO SELLS ON OUTLOOK Public Mind In Mood and Will Rettore Democratic Party to Power Hon Cato Sells of Vinton arrived in the city Sunday afternoon and spen the time about the Logan home con with leaders of the democrat party with a view of getting more in touch with the situation throughout the state When Been by a representative of the Reporter this morning he stated that never in the history of the party in Benton county was there greater evidence of bar mony and enthusiasm than at the pres ent time It is a genuine awakening Democratic State Convention WATERLOO IOWA 1906 Headquarters Logan House east Irving House west Music for convention furnished by the Cedar Falls Concert Band THE DISTRICT CAUCUSES CAUCUSES A M SHAKE AT THE DISTRICT NO House parlors No Hall No House main court room No Bldg first floor No convention hall No club rooms Century blk No House supervisors No Bldg first floor No House small court room No convention hall No convention hall has claimed to be a democrat and we let him on the delegation for He says he will vote for Cummins for governor regardless of that Porter must run for is nominated here but he wants against Col Hepburn this fall democratic convention to indorse Porter has promised to give I dont doubt but that tion to the demands of his district Walsh is the author of the and it Is almost certain that he will enter the gubernatorial contest except possibly to receive a compli mentary vote as a preliminary to his congressional candidacy Representa tive Sankey and other democrats from the eighth district believe that Porter can be elected to congress against Hepburn this year Denison Personally Popular The personality of John D Denison with in the gubernatorial nomination f He already has several delegations pledged solid to him and is doing ef handshaking among the dele gates Denison is a brilliant orator capable of swinging crowds if he once gets into action He Is scheduled to be one of the speakers at the open air rally of delegates in the city park to night and if he takes a notion to du plicate the Bryan act he may sweep the delegates into shouting support of young man Denison has a remarkable acquaint ance through having deliv ered hundreds of speeches in 95 coun ties of Iowa during the last few years as orator for the Modern Woodmen and president or dersHe does not seem to be using his fraternal orders as a political as f set they stand him in good stead Just what to do with Denison is now bothering the democratic leaders who desire the nomination of Senator Ball He has been so active in his candidacy for governor that they are reluctant to set him entirely aside for his services are needed as a campaigner It is not likely that he would accept the lieutenant governorship and besides that place is desired for Bert Boies Claude Porter Dr Donald Macrae Jr of Council Bluffs C A of Sioux City or some willing to take political honors without much compensation The suggestion is now gaining support that Denison should be nominated for of state and that may be the resolution He will do anything he can to defeat the democratic party In Iowa for as soon as the party should unite and prove victorious his job as national be gone May Be Boosted Out Contrary to expectation a number of democratic leaders are willing to have the Cummins resolution introduced be fore the convention and if Lauder fails to show up with the a similar indorsement of Cummins may be drafted by someone else It is planned to have several fiery democratic orators denounce the Cummins endorsement and boot the resolution out of the convention so vig as to leave no doubt of the opposition of the Iowa democracy to Governor Cummins Inclined to Poke Progressives The democrats are also inclined to take another poke at Governor Cum mins in their tariff plank A tenta tive plank has found much favor among the delegates It is as follows THE CONVENTION PROGRAM Convention called to order by Acting Chairman C W Miller at a m sharp Invocation by Rev Father M of St Josephs Catholic church ITT Address by temporary chairman D W Hamilton of Sigourney Iowa Roll call of districts commit tees and officers Adjournment until p m Report of committee on credentials committee on permanent or on Address by permanent chairman Report of committee on resolutions Nomination of candidates Adjournment STRUGGLE TO CONTROL about oclock in the morning The club will be accompanied by the Vinton and Garrison bands a double delegation from Benton county and every candidate on the democratic county ticket All will wear Bryan We The Tariff plank hold that a tariff should be final solution Boom The Council Bluffs delegation arriv ed early this morning with a new can for governor in Dr Donald Mac rae Jr mayor of Council Bluffs and major surgeon of the Iowa National guards The new candidate was duly recorded on a full page of the Logan hotel register Dr Donald Mac rae mayor of Council Bluffs next gov ernor of Iowa Dr Macrae is not here yet but the Pottawattamie dele says he Is willing and they are boosting his candidacy Dr Mac levied for revenue purposes and so as to assist in producing only sufficient funds to meet the needs of an econ administered government and that to levy a tariff to benefit one at the expense of others Is a sion of the powers of government and we agree with the declaration of that republican who said the amount of graft of all insurance companies for all time will not equal of the amount of which our people are robbed every year by excessive tariffs for an excessive tariff is an invitation to form a trust enabling the capitalization therein of the continuance of the abil ity to extort in unreasonable profits Believing that our present tariff is in many of its excessive we call for immediate revision thereof that it may no longer afford a shelter to monopoly and to that end ask that steel iron lumber and coal and all badges and carry large Bryan and har mony banners The Benton delega tion is not in the interest of any can for state ticket but simply for Bryan and harmony said Mr Sells this morning I have the 500 tickets in my room now for the Benton train load to get into the convention and everyone will know that old Benton Is on hand No Party Linea in Waterloo There seem to be no party lines ia Waterloo Everyone is wearing democratic badges Julian Richards recently candidate for the republican nomination for secretary of state is resplendent in a gorgeous reception committee badge W W Miller whp headed the Cummins Blackhawk county shares honors Richards a similar badge while George E Lichty one of the Perkins managers in the republican campaign here has another of the reception badges which are the handsomest ev er seen at a state convention The local committee on arrange ments has spared no expense ts enter tain the delegates and make their vis it enjoyable and con stantly lined up at the hotel doors to take visitors on a sightseeing tour of the city or for an inspection of the coliseum to their feelings a delegation of up wards of five hundred people will be here Tuesday to do a little enthusing for democracy on their own account RALLY TONIGHT other articles controlled by trusts be placed on the free list Arrivals at Noon About 200 of the delegates had arriv ed in the city by noon and nearly all of the leaders are on the ground in National Committeeman Char es Walsh of Ottumwa Sam S Vright of Tipton Claude R Porter of Centerville J W Rinehart of Cen George of Iowa City ato Sells of Vinton Walt H Butler if Des Moines Acting Chairman C W tiller of Waverly J J Hughes and Brooks Reed of Council Bluffs State A democratic rally will be held this evening in the city park on the east side and prominent democrats attend ing the convention will speak The principal address of the evening will be made by former Congressman Walt H Butler of Des who used to represent the fourth district in con gress during democratic days in Iowa Hon C A Dickson of Sioux City can for secretary of state at the last election will also talk as M Parsons of Des Moines the former eleventh district leader and Hon Cato Sells of Vinton Others will be called upon if the time permits The rally will begin with a band concert by the Cedar Falls band at p m j A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR One of the most distinguished at tendants at the democratic state con vention is Col C H Maekey of ney who presided over the first demo cratic state convention after the war which nominated Thomas H Benton for governor of Iowa Col Mackey has attended every democratic state con vention since then except one or two when prevented by illness Col Mackey served one term in the legislature and was defeated once for another term He has done valiant service if or in withstanding two congress and two for attorney he came with in 5000 votes of being elected to the atter office Besides having attended nearly state conven tion since Col al so been a delegate to several national conventions been presidential elector two or three times Who are you for for governor was asked Col Mackey Well I havent quite made up my mind he replied But from present indications I favor Senator Ball However I may find someone better before morning You know democrats never sleep he says which does democracy good and quickens the heart pulsations of its members My county will come here tomorrow in a special train five hundred strong with the Vinton and Garrison bauds and bearing a banner on which is inscribed the name of the peoples choice that peerless leader William Jennings Bryan They are mailing this demonstration to further the interests of the man they desire to see occupy the white house and hope to see him nominated to the dency in 1908 I will return to Vinton this evening and accompany the dele gation to Waterloo tomorrow The in of Hearst and Bryan are very similar and both men stand a good chance for the nomination at this tima What the sentiment of the country will be in two years no man has the power to foretell Bryan and Hearst Democrats Afte State Central Committee There may be a struggle between the Bryan and Hearst democrats a the state convention for control of th democratic state central committee which will conduct the to the national campaign in lowu The conservative democrats are now ly all lined up for Bryan while the radicals are largely for Hearst as they were in 1904 It is almost certain though that the Bryan men will con trol the state committee by a good majority Nearly every county con that has adopted resolutions at all has declared for Bryan and th state convention will give him a ring Ing indorsement for the presidency For chairman of the state central committee Charles W Miller of Wa verly Is the general choice He wil be reelected third district committee man without any opposition and thus placed in position for the chairman Mr Miller has been acting chairman or several months owing to the con at home by illness of State Chairman S B of Harlan tfr will not be able to at tend the convention either The seventh district appears to have about as lively a contest for state Committeeman as any district in the state Polk county alone has no less han four avowed candidates eeman J C Likes who wants a re election former Congressman WaltH Sutler Henry Reigelman and Harry C Evans Clint Price of Indianola is al o a candidate for the seventh district on the state committee and he s picked by many to win A R Miller of the first J F McGin y of the eighth and Thomas Kelly of he sixth are understood to be slated or reelection though National Com Walsh is said to be trying o stir up opposition to Kelly to get a Hearst man on the state committee far as known here now S W Mer er of Iowa City will also not have any for reelection J J Hughes of Council Bluffs seems ertain Chairman S B MOP of Harlan In the ninth W J urke of Missouri Valley also aspires o the ninth district seat but Hughes to necessary dele ates with him Mayor Sears Sioux City is to sue eed former Mayor J H Quick who in the eleventh district The tenth district place is conceded to Jack Dalton of Man on to succeed J B Romans of Deni on Tim Donahue of New Hampton Is on o list to take the place of Daniel of Decorah in the fourth though e may also be named for state treas urer The state central committee will continue its headquarters in Des Moines all through the campaign and it is the general understanding that former Congressman Butler will assist In the management of the ters with the new committee whether he is placed on the state committee or not Acting Chairman Miller had ored to get former Congressman Towne here to address the conven tion Mr Towne was at Ottumwa Sat but found it impossible to come to Des Moines COLISEUM PLEASES The delegates who have visited the coliseum are enthusiastic over the meeting place during the heated term Several have tried their voices on the platform with friends stationed in the part of the structure and bave been agreeably surprised with the ease and distinctness the speaker can be heard when talking in an ordi nary tone of voice It is predicted that the greatest interest will main tain on account of this one feature when the delegations are seated and the convention called to order Senator G W Bail and George Koonz of Iowa City and Thomas Lam bert of Sabula will be entertained by P Martin while in the city attend ing the democrat state convention In Receptive Mood Taking tip the present campaign he said in substance There Isan apparent wave of over the United States a new deal n public it Is not confined o any one political party as is evi by the action of the recent re publican convention in Des Moines If a majority of the republican party in Iowa will refuse railroad domination certainly the democratic party which has always been the party of the peo ple against special interests will per mit no compromise with political cor When LaFollette was nom for governor of Wisconsin the democrats bent the knee and nomina ted David Rose for governor and he was defeated by 100000 majority If the democratic party is going to win in the state or nation it must deserve to win The state convention held in Waterloo this year is but a ary to the campaign of 1908 and in order to inspire public confidence the party must take the affirmative in every act and the negative in nothing The public mind is in a receptive mood and will restore the democratic party to power In the state and nation if it acts fearlessly and sensibly both in Dominations and platform declara tions WADE IS SUPPORTING BALL Iowa For Democratic Governor Iowa City la Aug Martin J Wade of Iowa City the only dem congressman from this state in years stated emphatically Saturday that he would not accept the nomina tion for governor Although it is known that the democracy of Iowa is eager to offer the Iowa City jurist the honor he declares that his busi ness affairs and those of others in his charge forbid him to make the sacri fice necessary in a fierce campaign He predicts however that a strong democratic candidate and will car ry the state Judge Wade favors Hon George W Ball mayor of Iowa City formerly state senator but averred that former State Senator Claude R Porter of Centerville among others could carry the state Senator Ball is a native of Iowa having been born la Jefferson county in 1847 Mr Ball is a graduate of the state university of Iowa class of 1870 college of law and except for the fol lowing four years when he practiced law in Des Moines he has been en gaged in his profession in this city ever since Mr Ball has held a number of public offices and has filled all of them well He was a member of the city council in 1881 of the general as sembly 18868 was county attorney from to 1897 served in the state senate from 1900 to 1904 and was elected mayor of Iowa City over the republican incumbent in 1905 Mr Ball is one of the most promi nent Masons in the state He was elected grand master in 1895 and serv ed two terms He Is a Templar and Shriner and member of the consistory SEATS ASSIGNED COMMITTEE PLACES TWO DIS IN EACH TIER OF MASS MEETING TONIGHT SPEECHES AND MUSIC FOR EAST SIDE PARK AT Eloquent Will of the Delegates Now In the City The for the different delegations at the was perfected this morning by Oliver Trumbauer L E Fowler and John Young local committee on arrange ments reservations were made by districts Beginning with the tier of seats on the east which ia the left side toward the stage the dls will be seated as First 1 and 2 Second 3 Third 4 and S Fourth fi and 7 Fifth 8 and 9 Sixth 10 and 11 The delegations will occupy as many eats as necessary beginning at the ront of the stage and extending from me side of the coliseum to the other being used to designate tho districts The Cedar Falls band will the extreme east end of tho and the out of town bands will use the extreme west side The of the seats will be thrown pen to the public admission being by only Lon H Boydston of Des Moines is acting as press agent and the cardboard at the ceu committee headquarters on tho second floor of the Logan house The delegations will be seated by Mr Brinkhoff of Des Moines sergeant at arms and Hope C Martin Waterloo assistant sergeant at arms Citizens Share Homes The response for lodging room has been most Excellent and M H Kelly of the lodging committee reports ac tar nearly 1000 hotels 13 R Weaver has charge of the assign ment of rooms and Is located in the Century block across from the east side It is said the biggest crowd ever as at so early a date for a dem convention is now being enter in Waterloo Several of tho hotels are comfortably filled and each incoming train brings additional dele gates There seems to be a jubilant feeling In democratic circles and tho leaders are certain of nominating a ticket that will cut a big swath In the political field this year Convention Notes Special trains will be run over some of the roads Tuesday one of the first arriving about over the Rock Isl and from the south The city will be full of music tomor row Two musical organizations are coming from Benton county one from Charles City one from Cedar Falls probably one from Denver or Waverly an dothers The carnival will also contribute to the occasion Tie ladles of the Presbyterian church will serve meals in the base ment of the church Tuesday If as big a crowd comes as is expected It will tax the restaurants and hotels to the fullest capacity to feed them Many of the stores and private homes are decorated with flags and bunting and others will display sym bols of patriotism tomorrow NO SMOKING IN COLISEUM The committee having charge of ar rangements has deemed it advisable to request that no smoking be done in the coliseum at Chautauqua park during the convention or meeting of commit tees Notices to this effect have been printed and posted In conspicuous places about the building It is hoped no one will take offense at the order as it is given in the hope of prevent ing any possible danger by fire The floor of the convention hall is liberal ly strewn with fine shavings to pre vent noise and disturbance to meet ings and a cigar stub or lighted match dropped unconsciously might set firu and cause a stampede in which many I would be injured FARM DWELLING DESTROYED Struck By Lightning Saturday Loss New Hartford Aug Mrs Q B Coates left this morning for Creston where she will spend a month visiting her The Fisher Tent and Awning Co has erected a 40 by 60 foot tent at the cor ner of Sycamore and Bast Fourth streets as a lobby where visiting dele gates may congregate It is erected for their convenience and is being lib patronized Being In the shat ow of the Logan and the Commercial blocks makes it cool by being from the rays of the sun In the afternoon O H Sweeney will the Cable Telegraph company during convention Four through wires bavo been run io the and help will be present to take care o the business These with the regular wires will be ample to handle Louis and family of amount of convention stories burg Pa are visiting relatives in outside papers by aa army ot During the storm Saturday night the dwelling on the John farm 1 miles from town was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in the fire that followed The loss is estimated at on which there is insurance of in the Des Moines Insurance Co city busy newspaper rues I
